Patent attributes
An electronic chess set includes a plurality of game pieces, a chessboard having a playing surface including a plurality of individually identifiable locations visible to a user on the chessboard, an illumination system configured to illuminate each of the plurality individually identifiable locations and an electronic system coupled to the illumination system. Each of the individually identifiable locations is configured to receive any one of the plurality of game pieces. The electronic system includes a processor configured to determine when a user is in contact with a selected one of the plurality of game pieces and control an operation of the illumination system to illuminate the playing surface to provide a visual identification of at least one move available for the selected piece in view of a handicap level provided for the user. The at least one move is categorized in one of a plurality of move categories based on a strength of the at least one move and the visual identification communicates a move-category included in the plurality of move categories for the at least one move.
